La naturaleza como capital natural Second Brainstorming Session-Observatorio del Agua de la Fundación Botín, Madrid 18 Junio 2016 La naturaleza como capital natural Bárbara A. Willaarts Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Observatorio del Agua de la Fundación Botín http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/desarrollo-rural/temas/gestion-sostenible-regadios/plan-nacional-regadios/texto-completo/ 1/12

Contenidos La naturaleza y su contribución al bienestar humano Era de cambios e incertidumbres…también para nuestros ecosistemas Desafíos y oportunidades en España BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 2/12

Argumentos éticos pero también prácticos para conservar la naturaleza Los “5 grandes” son espectaculares Pero la naturaleza es mucho más que especies emblemáticas. Es la base sobre la cual se sostiene nuestro propio bienestar BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 3/12

La naturaleza entendida como un capital natural Servicios de los ecosistemas: beneficios directos e indirectos que la sociedad obtiene de la naturaleza (MEA, 2005) Bienes de origen biótico o geótico aprovechables. Ej: agua, minería, pesquería, recursos forestales Abastecimiento: Contribuciones indirectas al bienestar humano provenientes del buen funcionamiento de los procesos ecológicos. Ej: aire limpio, regulación del clima, descomposición de la materia orgánica Regulación: Contribuciones intangibles que las personas obtienen a través de su experiencia directa con los ecosistemas y su biodiversidad. Ej: valor estético, eco-turismo, arte Culturales: BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 4/12

¿Cómo la naturaleza contribuye a nuestro bienestar? BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) 5/12

Repensando nuestra relación con la naturaleza society …pero es conveniente o imprescindible repensar estas interrelaciones nature nature economy society BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out Las percepción de los 3 sistemas Factores socio-culturales influyen en esta percepción: Religión (ej. Cristianismo y la dominación de la naturaleza ); Desarrollo tecnológico (ej. Sustitución de procesos ecológicos); Urbanización (ej. Comida viene de la nevera y el agua del grifo); Económicos (ej. Modelo imperfecto que no integra externalidades) 6/12

Síntomas de agotamiento del planeta BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 7/12

Posibles respuestas de un sistema Scheffer and Carpenter (2003) Incertidumbre sobre donde estamos en este momento, y cómo responderá el sistema si continúan las “perturbaciones”. La respuesta lineal es la menos probable. Scheffer 2010 Nature omplex systems: foreseeing tipping points The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 8/12

Estado del capital natural en España BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 9/12 Evaluación de los Ecosistemas del Milenio de España (2011).

Estado del capital natural en España BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 10/12 Evaluación de los Ecosistemas del Milenio de España (2011).

Mensajes Es imprescindible comenzar a reconocer que los sistemas sociales y naturales no son sistemas independientes, sino un único socio-ecosistema. Los impactos socio-económicos asociados a fenómenos de degradación ambiental (ej. CC, pérdida biodiversidad) nos lo demuestran La degradación de la naturaleza puede ser un lujo, incluso en los países ricos. La tecnología es cara y no siempre reemplaza lo que la naturaleza es capaz de proporcionarnos y gratis La monetarización de los beneficios derivados de los servicios de los ecosistemas es un paso para medir la contribución al bienestar social material, y visibilizar así los beneficios no materiales, aunque resulta imposible y equivocado pensar que todo se rige por los euros BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The purpose of the project: exploring what means in practice the WFE in a country like Spain and how relevant such approach could be e.g. in pilyc impact assessment. Our approach at the beginning was explorative. We did not had any concrete research question. We were just interested in finfind out if WFE was relevant or not for Spain. To address this project we conducted over ten personal inverviews with experts in the field of water, energy, agriculture, environment, etc and asked about their oppinion on this nexus approach and which components and interlinkages of the nexus where most important at national level. We also conducted a workshop with another group of 15 experts to address the revelance of the different links and we found out 11/12

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